Bush booed at pope's funeral

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Bush booed at pope's funeral

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Associated Press-April 8, 2005

[Janice]

That's typical. Politicians have been getting booed since the beginning of time. Last year, while campaigning, John Kerry got booed in Fenway Park. In liberal Boston, his hometown, of all places. My husband I laughed like hell.
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Booed at Fenway

John Kerry's pitch to Red Sox Nation was a bust. But the real problem is that he's trying to be someone he's not.

FOR AS LONG as politicians have been throwing out first pitches, fans have been booing them. So it was no surprise last night when the crowd at Fenway Park let Kerry have it. As soon as it was announced that Kerry would be throwing out the ceremonial first pitch, the Boston faithful began booing.

This was somewhat surprising, since many people in the stands were carrying posters with "Team Kerry" and "For a Stronger America: Kerry-Edwards." After the initial wave of booing, some applause mixed in. Then Kerry threw a weak pitch from the grass in front of the mound. It bounced over home plate. The booing came back in force.

All was then quiet on the Kerry front until the 7th inning, when a woman waving a "Team Kerry" poster was put on the Jumbo-tron. The crowd instantly, and vigorously, booed again. Team Kerry shouldn't be overly concerned with the boo birds, but they might be a little worried about how uncomfortable Kerry seems with middle-America events, like sports.

Kerry has long claimed allegiance to the Boston Red Sox and the New England Patriots. Yet last week, ESPN's Peter Gammons reported that, Kerry claimed to be a big fan of "Manny Ortez." Having fused the names of Boston's two biggest sluggers, Kerry then compounded the error by correcting himself and saying he meant "David Ortez." No word on what either Manny Rameriz or David Ortiz thought of the slip up.

But so what if Kerry is too much of a blue-blood to be into sports? Teresa Heinz Kerry is no sports devotee either, but she's up-front about it. In 2002, when the Pittsburgh Steelers met the Patriots in the NFL playoffs, much was made of the rivalry in the Kerry household.

Teresa, it turns out, is a life-long Steelers fan. But she happily admits that "I don't know football from Cheyenne." In an interview with the Boston Herald in January 2002, she went so far as to describe how much she dislikes the place where her beloved Steelers play--Heinz Field. "I think it's a terrible field," she said, adding, "I don't think it's a terrible stadium. I think it's a terribly built wind tunnel."

The week before the game, Teresa left one of the Steelers' trademark Terrible Towels on Kerry's favorite easy chair--a cute, low-grade prank.

In response, the Herald reported that "Kerry said he tried to get even by hauling his puffy Patriots parka out of the closet" when he took the couple's dog, Cim, for an after-dinner walk around Georgetown. Bet that showed her!

John Kerry should take a lesson from his wife. You don't have to be one-of-the-guys to be elected president. But it helps if you don't try to be someone you're not.

Jonathan V. Last is online editor of The Weekly Standard.

[Brian Damage]

I do think booing Bush is a little tasteless considering the location and the event. It was not the time nor place for that.

[Brian]

Originally Posted by Brian Damage

I do think booing Bush is a little tasteless considering the location and the event. It was not the time nor place for that.

I was about to say the same thing.

[Hollow]

lolz.

inappropriate time though.

[TJL]

Originally Posted by Brian Damage

I do think booing Bush is a little tasteless considering the location and the event. It was not the time nor place for that.

Exactly.

[Karen*]

I'm not too fond of Bush either, but that just sucks! A little disrespectful to all world leaders, don't ya think?

[Lee]

They booed him because they are against his foreign policy(i.e. the war on terrorism). I of
course am behind Bush all the way!

[*Pleasant Tomorrow*]

Originally Posted by Brian Damage

I do think booing Bush is a little tasteless considering the location and the event. It was not the time nor place for that.

I agree. Why should a funeral for the Pope be a place to worry about politics?

[ABlairican Pie]

Of course we DO remember the Pope's stance on the war in Iraq.

Bill O' Reilly said some rather unkind things about the Pope as well because of this.

[Lee]

Captain ABlairica:
Of course we DO remember the Pope's stance on the war in Iraq.

Bill O' Reilly said some rather unkind things about the Pope as well because of this.


But Bill still showed the pope respect in general.

[Fleet]

Originally Posted by webwarrior762004

But Bill still showed the pope respect in general.

True.

[Brent88]

Originally Posted by Brian Damage

I do think booing Bush is a little tasteless considering the location and the event. It was not the time nor place for that.

[The Modfather]

Good.

I still remember when he came to Canada the TERRIBLE joke he said "I'd like to thank the people that came out to wave with all five fingers" then he did this dorky laugh.

[Brent88]

Originally Posted by The Modfather

Good.

I still remember when he came to Canada the TERRIBLE joke he said "I'd like to thank the people that came out to wave with all five fingers" then he did this dorky laugh.

I remember that...